Maneater Bracketology: Missouri a No. 8 seed

Despite an ugly game against Iowa State and a tough loss to Baylor, Missouri moves up one spot in this week's Maneater Bracketology. It's more so because of the parity we've seen in college hoops this season, especially in the last week.

That being said, the parity is occurring more with teams that seem to be fitting well into the bracket and not so much with the bubble teams; this week was the first time I had a harder time seeding teams than determining who's in and who's out.

Like every week of bracketing thus far I have seven Big 12 teams dancing, and they're the same seven teams. Before I get to Final Four predictions and my bracket, here are some movers and shakers:

Movers: New Mexico, Louisville, UTEP, Richmond

Shakers: Cornell, Siena, Tennessee

My Final Four predictions are much of the same, but with some caveats. Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State top the rankings, though MSU is falling a bit. I now have eight teams tied for the final spot, but I would put Purdue or Villanova in there if the season ended today.

My bracket is below. Agree or disagree? Leave a comment or e-mail me at sewall.michael@gmail.com.